Uracis turrialba
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The Uracis turrialba is one of the seven dragonfly species of the genus Uracis from the subfamily Brachydiplacinae . The species was first described in 1919 by Friedrich Ris using a male from the Turrialba volcano in Costa Rica . The larvae have not yet been described.
Construction of the Imago
The abdomen is black on the underside and light blue on the back. While the lower lip is whitish, the upper lip, face, and forehead are whitish yellow. All three parts are also covered with small black hair. The back of the thorax is almost black and is crossed by yellowish wavy lines that are difficult to see. On the greenish sides of the thorax there are four narrow, diffuse, blackish transverse bands. The wings of the males are light yellow with a slight green tinge and do not have any black spots, as is common with other Uracis species. The wing mark ( pterostigma ) is black.
supporting documents
- ^ Garrison, von Ellenrieder , Louton - Dragonfly Genera of the New World [p. 279], The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2006, ISBN 0801884462
- ↑ a b Friedrich Ris: Libellulins . (pdf) In: Selys-Longchamps, Edmond de, baron, 1813-1900. Collections zoologiques; catalog systematique et descriptif . 3, 1913, pp. 1140-1141. Retrieved May 29, 2009.